Guard for berths.



M. ASCHLESINGER.

GUARD POR BERTHS.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1909.

945,421 Patented Jan. 4,1910.

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MAX SCHLESINGER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

GUARD FOR BERTI-IS.

`Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 27, 1909.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Serial No. 519,710.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX SCHLESINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards forBerths, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to guards for berths in sleeping cars, steamships,etc., and the object of my invention is to provide a readily adjustablemeans for preventing a person falling out of a berth, and which may bequickly removed from the hangers Iand placed out of the way and theberth made up, together with such elements and combinations as arehereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed. I accomplish theseobjects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure l is an elevation. Fig. 2 a section of my invention applied to arailway car berth. Fig. 3 an elevation. Fig. 4 a. section of modifiedform of my invention, adapted for use on a Steamship berth.

Similar letters refer to similar parts ""sdxthroughout the severalviews.

"Inside of the outer rim, A, of the upper berth, B, I lace a rod, C,which may be made of stee Said rod being fastened at its ends bysuitable brackets, D, or in any suitable manner. I secure one edge ofthe vnets E, E, to the rod, C, by means of a series of rings, F, securedto the edge of thel with a narrow hem of thick cloth, G, along theirsides, and the rings, F, are provided with eyelets, e, which are sewedto the hem, Gr, at the lower edge of the net. Instead of sewing therings onto the hem, Gr, of the net, I may rivet or hook them into thehem, G, as desired. To the hem, G, on the opposite side of the net fromthe ring, F, I secure a series of hooks, J, which engage with the rod Kextending parallel to the rod C and which extends fromV one arm, L, ofthe curtain frame to the other. The hooks, J, are preferably what areknown as spring hooks,

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l although any suitable attachment will do. It

will be noted that the hook is put on to the rod, J, with the openingtoward the front Thls is so that the net, E, will not interfere with thecurtains or curtain hooks attached thereto, not shown, which are usuallyplaced in front of the berth on a rod, M, forming a part of the curtainframe L. I preferably place suitable fasteners, 0, on the hem, Gr of thenets, E, E, where the nets adjoin when placed in position, as shown inFig. `l.

The operation of my guard is simple and its use effective. The net maybe placed in position by placing the hooks, J, over the rod, K, verysimilarly to the way in which the curtain is placed on the pole, M. Thenets may be separated, leaving plenty of room for a person to get intothe berth, who may then pull the nets together and secure them byfasteners. When the berth is to be closed the nets are removed fromconnection with the rod K and laid flat in the berth on the mattress,and they are out of the way and do not at all interfere with the closingof the berth in the usual manner.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I show modified form of my invention particularlyadapted for use on steam ships, in which the nets, E, E, are providedwith rings F along their upper and lower edges, attached to the nets inany suitable manner and movable upon the rods C mounted in connectionwith the sides P of the berth. I preferably place a rod, It, of brass orsuitable material, which will hold the nets in position at the adjoiningedges of the nets at the ends of which rod I place the rollers, S,S,which are provided with Orooved peripheries to tit upon the rod C andfacilitate the movement of the nets to and from each other. These rods,It, are preferably arranged so as to engrasp or engage the sides of thenet. This may be done by constructing the rod of a thin material, bentso as to form a hollow rod and having the adjoining edges of thematerial adapted to engage and securely hold the edges of the nets. `Itis understood that the nets may be provided with a lock T for holdingthem together, as shown in Fig. 3. I may cover the nets with a finegauze or suitable covering for the purpose of keeping out mosquitos orother undesirable insects, or I may substitute in place of the net gauzeor other material.

What-I claimas my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A berth guard Comprising two nets; rods placed lengthwise of theberth at the top and bottom thereof; a means attached to said netsadapted to engage said rods, respectively, whereby the nets may be movedlengthwise of the rods, substantially as de-y scribed.

2. A berth guard comprising two nets; a

means on opposite edges of the nets for engaging supporting rods g*supporting rods eX'- Vtending lengthwise of the berth at the top andbottom-thereof; a means for locking the engaging edges of the two netstogether 15 when the guard is closed.

In testimony whereof I have afiXed my signature .in presence of twowitnesses.

MAX SCHLESINGER. Vitnesses: Y

LoTTIE PRIOR, FREDERICK V.- CAMERON.

